The King's School, Gloucester
🇬🇧 Official data · 2025Gloucester, South West GL1 2BG · Gloucestershire
#340 of 402 all-through schools in South West
#3366 of 4,090 nationally
About The King's School, Gloucester
The King's School, Gloucester is a independent all-through located in Gloucester, in the Gloucestershire local authority of South West, England. It caters for Ages 3–18. In 2025 it enrolled 709 students. Fee-paying independent schools. Most do not publish Key Stage results in the government performance tables.
Its Success Index (England) is 22.4 out of 100, placing it in the lower 50% of all-through schools in England and 340th of 402 ranked all-through schools in South West. Its strongest component is a level points per entry (82th percentile), and its weakest is grade 5+ in english & maths (6th percentile).
Other published figures: pupils on roll 709; capacity filled 85.9%; grade 4+ english & maths 0%; ebacc average points 2.70.
There are 78 schools in Gloucester; The King's School, Gloucester ranks 65th of 76 scored schools there.
Success Index (England) breakdown
Each component is a percentile against all-through schools across England.
- KS2: reading, writing & maths expected standard (35%)–
- KS2: higher standard (20%)–
- KS2: reading progress (10%)–
- KS2: maths progress (10%)–
- Progress 8 (20%)–
- Attainment 8 (30%)32.3
- Grade 5+ in English & maths (15%)0%
- A level points per entry (10%)39.9
- Community advantage (fewer pupils on free school meals) (15%)–
The Success Index (England) summarises published data about a school community. It is not a measure of teaching quality. Read the methodology.
Published measures
All figures published for The King's School, Gloucester by the official sources.
- Pupils on roll
- 709
- Number of pupils in the latest school census.
- Capacity filled
- 85.9%
- Pupils on roll as a share of the school's reported capacity.
- Attainment 8
- 32.3
- Average GCSE points across eight subjects.
- Grade 5+ English & maths
- 0%
- Share of pupils with a strong pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- Grade 4+ English & maths
- 0%
- Share of pupils with a standard pass in both English and maths GCSE.
- EBacc average points
- 2.70
- Average point score across the English Baccalaureate subjects.
- A level points per entry
- 39.9
- Average points per A level entry (A* = 60, E = 10).
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Schools near The King's School, Gloucester
Closest schools by straight-line distance, with their Success Index (England).
Kingsholm Church of England Primary School
Gloucester · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
605 students · 429 m away
Edward Jenner School
Gloucester · Independent all-through · Ages 5–16
43 students · 565 m away
Denmark Road High School
Gloucester · Academy secondary · Ages 11–18
1,024 students · 778 m away
Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls
Gloucester · Independent secondary · Ages 11–16
76 students · 905 m away
Widden Primary School
Gloucester · Academy primary · Ages 2–11
438 students · 954 m away
Wotton House International School Gloucestershire
Gloucester · Independent all-through · Ages 5–19
101 students · 1.2 km away
Al Ashraf Primary School
Gloucestershire · Independent primary · Ages 2–11
136 students · 1.2 km away
St Paul's Church of England Primary School
Gloucester · Local authority primary · Ages 4–11
233 students · 1.3 km away
St Peter's Catholic Primary School
Gloucester · Academy primary · Ages 4–11
411 students · 1.3 km away
St James' Church of England Junior School
Gloucester · Academy primary · Ages 7–11
186 students · 1.4 km away
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Queen Elizabeth's Hospital
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Canford School
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Truro School
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Frequently asked questions
Is The King's School, Gloucester a good school?
The King's School, Gloucester has a Success Index (England) of 22.4 out of 100 (Lower 50% of all-through schools in England) and ranks #340 of 402 in South West. The index summarises published data about the school community and, where available, attainment; it does not measure teaching quality, so visit the school and ask about support at your child's level.
Where does The King's School, Gloucester rank in South West?
The King's School, Gloucester ranks #340 of 402 all-through schools in South West and #3366 of 4,090 nationally on the Success Index (England) (2025 data).
How many students attend The King's School, Gloucester?
The King's School, Gloucester had 709 students in 2025.
Is The King's School, Gloucester a primary school or a secondary school?
The King's School, Gloucester is classified as a all-through covering Ages 3–18. It is a independent school.
What other schools are near The King's School, Gloucester?
There are 10 schools within 15 km of The King's School, Gloucester; they are listed on this page with their Success Index (England) and distance, and can be compared side by side.